Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[The Chad]

Another nice example of how the media now reflexively slant anything the Tigers. Bulldogs and Tigers in very similar positions. Bulldogs approach Holbrook - very shrewd way of supporting Ciraldo and giving an opportunity to recruit Tino and Fifita. Tigers approach Holbrook - sheens and benji had an all in knife fight against Pascoe and Fulton after Benji slept with Fulton's wife. Holbrook set to replace Benji as coach.

Damn it! Beat me to it!

Couldn't help but think "hang on...who says he's not Ciraldo's replacement in waiting?"

 

[Betterdays22]

Damn it! Beat me to it!

Couldn't help but think "hang on...who says he's not Ciraldo's replacement in waiting?"

But Gus reckons the media have an agenda against the dogs?

 

[The Chad]

The anti-Tigers slant is ridiculous

 

[JRDee]

Tartak is asking the same for Latu as Adam Reynolds is on at the Broncos. Is that reasonable? Who knows but it explains a few things I guess.

Can we give him shares in a pub ?????

 

[426Tlgerland]

So is it 100% dead in the water or could there be a way around it? Seems a bit weird from the sharks keeping someone who wants away for an opportunity considering they have some gun young halves they've bought in also.

Keep banging on the door , it will open

 

[bathursttiger1]

The challenge for Sheens is that he backed the board over madge when he was in charge or football. Anything he would dispute now just makes him sounds like a hypocrite.

We need one of the old coaches to pin point the management issues after they are out of the joint. If madge can do it (and name names), that would be ideal. He may have a NDA though in any settlement.

That would be the death if an ex coach pointed his finger at Pascoe or the board.
Any future club wouldn’t touch that coach with a 40 foot pole, knowing that they might be the next CEO to be called out.

 

[88]

Best possible scenario heading forward
Sheensy- Head of Football
Benji- Head Coach
Justin Holbrook- Assistant Coach
Dave Furner- Assistant Coach
Robbie Farah- CEO

Add in Ben Gardiner as the 3rd assistant coach (has great rapport with the young players).

 

[bathursttiger1]

Tartak is asking the same for Latu as Adam Reynolds is on at the Broncos. Is that reasonable? Who knows but it explains a few things I guess.

Well I don’t think Uncle Wayne will be paying anywhere close to that amount for an unproven kid.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Well I don’t think Uncle Wayne will be paying anywhere close to that amount for an unproven kid.

Not off the cap anyway

 

[Saturnalia]

Hasn't Luai put off contract talks until the end of the season?

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Taking a punt on Latu at 650-700 is the same risk Newcastle took on Ponga.

 

[innsaneink]

So is it 100% dead in the water or could there be a way around it? Seems a bit weird from the sharks keeping someone who wants away for an opportunity considering they have some gun young halves they've bought in also.

Selfish almost ay

 

[Kelce68]

Especially when the club that is letting them go also preferred bringing Brooks over for four years, rather than keeping a player already in their cap for two years.

Doesn't add up.

Seibold needs results before Daly retires. He's sees that to be more likely with Brooks than Fainu who, obviously, will take some time to be a huge difference maker. He needs to win now.

The Brooks signing (kinda) gives them a transition plan post DCE and with salary cap pressure, carrying an expensive untried rookie for two years until his time comes is too much of a squeeze.

We don't have that cap pressure and we don't have any sort of halves, much less a logjam, so from that perspective, I think for Manly it does make some sense.

 

[Tore85]

Taking a punt on Latu at 650-700 is the same risk Newcastle took on Ponga.

Ponga played a bit of first grade first for NQLD didnt he? From memory.

 

[hsvjones]

Ponga played a bit of first grade first for NQLD didnt he? From memory.

Pretty sure it was only a few games in the finals

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

What a dumb thing to say....
Lee probably throws a mill a year at the club.

We assigned possibly the most important position at the club (Chairperson) to the person who gives the most amount of money to the club. Do you not see any problem with that?

 

[jirskyr]

Another nice example of how the media now reflexively slant anything the Tigers. Bulldogs and Tigers in very similar positions. Bulldogs approach Holbrook - very shrewd way of supporting Ciraldo and giving an opportunity to recruit Tino and Fifita. Tigers approach Holbrook - sheens and benji had an all in knife fight against Pascoe and Fulton after Benji slept with Fulton's wife. Holbrook set to replace Benji as coach.

Right but that's where your ignore DT by default.

 

[TonyTiger]

But Gus reckons the media have an agenda against the dogs?

Only when they calculate the cost of brown paper bags in their salary cap

 

[boonboon]

We assigned possibly the most important position at the club (Chairperson) to the person who gives the most amount of money to the club. Do you not see any problem with that?

You mean like the Roosters do

 

[Needaname]

Hasn't Luai put off contract talks until the end of the season?

Yep and happy to go to market!